Lack of a therapeutic effect of a 2-week sub-threshold transcranial magnetic stimulation course for treatment-resistant depression
Boutros NN, Gueorguieva R, Hoffman RE, Oren DA, Feingold A, Berman RM. Lack of a therapeutic effect of a 2-week sub-threshold transcranial magnetic stimulation course for treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatry Research 2002, 113: 245-254. PMID: 12559481, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(02)00267-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationTreatment-resistant depressed patientsDepressed patientsTherapeutic effectActive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationStimulation parametersTreatment-resistant depressionDouble-blind designTranscranial magnetic stimulationLeft prefrontal cortexSham groupMagnetic stimulationStimulation courseRTMS stimulationPatientsSystematic followThreshold stimulationPrefrontal cortexFollowPre-set criteriaSignificant differencesStimulationWork daysWeeksConsecutive work days